The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-01-29
The Cars BrOther-jn-Law,

| Sometime ago foreigner of more
than ordinary culture and refinement
took up his residence in Tahlequah, the
capital of the Cherokee nation in the
Indian territory. In an interview he
revealed to reporter that he was ma
tive Of Russia and brother of the
Princess Dolgorouki, the wife of the
czar. In explanation OF his absence
from his native land and his residence
| in this out of the way corner of the
world, he said that he had, when a
| young man, been banished from Russia
to Siberia on account of his nihilistic
procliyities. Continuing the narrative
of his life, he said: "As soon as was
landed in Siberia, l was put to work in
the mines about $500 feet under the
ground, where could not see daylight.
l began at once to plan some means by
which could make my escape, and be-
ing especially educated in the art of en-
craving, by this art accomplished my
purpose. Upon small blocks of stone l
engraved characters till had the requi-
site number to form the fac simile of
genuine passports. was five years in
accomplishing my object. l took no
one into my confidence. Armed with
my passport, l made my way with great
difficulty to the sea coast, got aboard a
vessel bound for China, which country
] ultimately reached, and among these
people l remained nine years. From
there went to South America, and af-
ter staying there awhile, not liking that
semi-civilized country. l sailed for the
shores of the North American eonti-
nent. / first touched at San Francisco,
and after varied experience drifted
here.' He says he received letters reg
ularly from his sister, the Princess Dol
gorouki, who resides in France in semi
exile.
A Wild Stallion.
A Wyoming paper tells of wild stall
lion recently capt ured there, who pined
away after capture, refusing food. At
a cattle ranch on the Promontory,
long range of mountains and hills that
project for twenty miles into the Great
Salt Lake of Utah, the occurrence took
place. In these mountains and valleys
there have been horses breeding for
nearly thirty years, and some of them
are as wild as the veritable wild horses
Of the southern plains. "A few weeks
1go the cowboys attached to the ranch
above mentioned found an unbranded
stallion in the mountains that was re-
markable for symmetry and form and
of carriage. By great
effort they succeeded in getting some of
The domesticated animals into his CON-
pany, and, by hard riding, got them in
% corral. The stallion was roped and
led up in the stable. He was seven
years old, weighed about one thousand
pounds, and was nearly a perfect horse
n form as could be drawn by the pen
Ill of an artist. He was not injured in
)eing captured, but the loss of his liber-
y caused his great heart to break He
efused to eat, and after a little while
lied of pure grief. Who will say that
his proud specimen of the equine race
lid not long for the open plains and the
reedom to love his female mates with
whom he galloped over the mountain
ide, and for whom he had fought many
lard battles? who will say that the l
'angs he suffered were not intense,
nd of the same nature as those !,
uttered by human captiyes when
from home and loved
mes? The boys who cared for this no
lie animal say that his very soul shone
'ut through his eyes, and they could
cad his thoughts as he refused his food
md looked steadily back to the happy
,ast. He died as he had lived, proud
md dofiant uamA tn the vArv last breath | f,